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The World Bank Group takes as its starting point that no country, community, or economy can achieve its potential or meet the challenges of the 21st century without the full and equal participation of women and men, girls and boys.

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Inclusion Matters in Africa

Country/ City

AFR
Topic

Gender, Economic and Social Development, Policy and Governance

Published On

December 14, 2020
Author(s)

Maitreyi Bordia Das , Sabina Anne Espinoza

Abstract

Inclusion Matters in Africa

Africa today is under a global spotlight for its many achievements and its dynamism, but also for its substantial challenges. Poverty has declined; human development outcomes have improved; and dynamic social movements are helping to transform communities and bringing attention to stigmatized issues and peoples. Technological innovation has spread to many remote areas. New policies and programs across the continent have highlighted the importance of social inclusion.

Handbook for Gender-Inclusive Urban Planning and Design

Country/ City

World
Topic

Urban Planning, Urbanscaping, Landscaping, Gender

Published On

December 02, 2020
Author(s)

Horacio Terraza, Maria Beatriz Orlando, Carina Lakovits, Vanessa Lopes Janik, Anna Kalashyan

Abstract

Handbook for Gender-Inclusive Urban Planning and Design

Urban planning and design quite literally shape the environment around us — and that environment, in turn, shapes how we live, work, play, move, and rest.

Gender Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic (English)

Country/ City

World
Topic

COVID-19, Gender

Published On

April 16, 2020
Author(s)

The World Bank

Abstract

Gender Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic (English)

Experiences from previous pandemics and large-scale shocks show that these crises often affect men and women differently. Specifically, the effectiveness of policy actions and the prevention of costly reversals in the progress achieved towards greater gender equality will crucially depend on how gender considerations are reflected in the examination of potential impacts of and responses to COVID-19.

Her Home - Housing Finance for Women

Country/ City

World
Topic

Gender, Housing, Financing, Municipal Finance

Published On

November 14, 2019
Author(s)

IFC

Abstract

Her Home - Housing Finance for Women

IFC conducted a market study of housing finance for women in three countries where cultural, institutional, and policy barriers to women’s access to housing finance have been identified, as have opportunities for financial institutions to tap this potential market. The three countries are Colombia (GDP per capita $14,999), India (GDP per capita $7,761), and Kenya (GDP per capita $3,461).

Violence Against Women and Girls: Land Sector Brief

Country/ City

World
Topic

Safety, Gender, Policy and Governance

Published On

July 08, 2019
Author(s)

Ursula Casabonne, Diana Arango, Victoria Stanley

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Abstract

Violence Against Women and Girls: Land Sector Brief

The purpose of this Brief is to highlight entry points that offer actionable guidance to development practitioners on how to integrate prevention of and response to violence against women and girls (VAWG) into land programming.